Farm-gate.



E. B. & D. F. LONG.

FARM GATE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 12 1918.

Patented Apr. 15,1919.

fizl ezzlors.

' re uta ion-tem er 1 2 1918,:- ""Serial fid ease.

To all whom it mag/concern: i 1* Be it known that .we, BAKERY LONG and DEWEY FRANiILrN' Lone, both sub jects of the King ofiGie'at Britaim' 'and both of the town of Crane Valley, Prov nce-of" Saskatchewan, Canada, have invented oer: tain new and us'efullrnprovements 1niFarrn- Gates, of which the following IS a specific ca? tion.. v

Our invention relates to improvements in farm gates, and relates more particularly to that type of gate which' can be opened by a person on horseback or inwa conveyance,

without dismountingand closed: after pass;

ing through-the gate, and thefobject ;of the invention is'to improve the construction of this class of gate so that the-same may be opened and closed by the expenditure of veryv littleenergy. Another object of our inven tion is to provide a gate of this "class that can be more cheaply constructed than any now on the market.

The construction ofthe invention will be hereinafter particularly set -forth,-. and what side of the bar D. Fis a vertical bar also carried by the post B and projecting there; above. The'bar F is longer than thebar D, and the sameoarries at its upper end ajhori zontal cross bar G. These horizontal} bars are suitably braced "as by braces I is" a horizontal bar extendingat right angles to the bar F and suitably supported thereby,

The bar I is providedwith a pairoiaeyes J;

r This gate is provided with two cords. or

ropes L and M. Thefirst rope is'ithlr'eaded through the eye 2 of the barG; onefof the.

eyes J of the bar I; through the eve? of the bar E, and through'the eye 4.of the plate 5, which plate is suitably carried by thegateC."

One end, of the cord or rope L is seoured to the draw-bar 6 pivoted at its lower end at? to the latch s, which co-acts with estate 9 carried by the post A to keep the gate closed. The saidlatch is pivotedat 10-to 3' 1 ere- 413 than the (haw-her. '6 has; di eiheh girlie ,fother draw-cord of, rope- Miis i {threaded throughtheeye :12 oftheQbarfG; through "one ofwthegeyes LJ through the eye 13 he the A; l I: :bar E: ;*through the eye 14 of the. plate 5,, andv secured to the draw-barb." The draw I I I cords or ropes L and Mbetween theends of the bar G andthe'bar I norinally sag so'thatwhen either of 'thesefdraw-cords is pulled taut, certain latches, hereinafter particularly describedgwill be operated to release the open gate. 15are l'atche'spivoted tov a suitable support lfigheldin the ground. 17 are cords or ropes; provided; at their upper ends with eyes '18" through i which the draw-cords" L'and Mare threaded: These cords or-ropes' I g.

17 connect the latches l51with the-cords ol'. 1

ropes L M. {,In order "to swing thegate open in the "direction indicated byarrow, the.

operator pulls downionthe end 19 ofthe cord orrope L with the result that th'e drawi bar 6-moves the latch Sout of engagernent with the' keeper 9 and permits the opening of the gate unt'ilfultirnately it is held open by one; of the latches To. close the, gate; it is only-necessary topull on the end-20 of P c V 1 theropeorecord M. The result will be that the slack will'be taken out of this rope. or

cqrd d l h thejropeor cord 211 be Pulled mhus movi-hgdqwng; wardzthetol tward end .of'the. latch holding theigateopenfso that by continuing the pull on lthe' end closed j o p v p o The horizontal barf 1,1 positioned as de- 6 mavopera'te the latcliS. The said bars I the reasons-just stated.

. and E,. rid plate 5 are most important for 20, the gate willrbe ultiniately l I L- scribed, in combination with the" horiz ontal barE, positioned as describ'ed providesthe; ecessary leverage, in. co bi ti n it a h; eye-provided plate 5 whereby the draw-bar g r 10o; hinged. to' oneiof the samefor' horizontalvv 1 V swingingmovement, a keeper carried byqone 4 of said posts opposite'the' free end'of said gate, a latch pivoted-to said, gateand cooper} atingwith said keeper, "a pair of j vertical bars carried.-bythepostito which said. gate; is hinged, one ofj'sa'id bars being longer than thenother a horizontal bar provided with eyes at the ends thereofand rigidly carried v55 the gate. 11 is any suitable, strap through by theshorterof said vertical bars to projectile 4' an equal distance beyond each side thereof,

V angles to the latter in a directiomaway from i-c'op'ien a amia'tentmay be attained m 7 eyes at the ends thereof and rigidly carried by the upper end of said longer Vertical bar,

gate, a vertical slidable draw-bar mounted on said gate and connected at its lower end to said latch, and a pair of cords threaded through the eyes carried by said bars and said 'plate and attached to said draw-bar yw hereby each cord may be independently pulledto operate said draw-bar and thereby release said latch from said keeper substantially as described.

EMANUEL BAKER LONG. DEWEY FRANKLIN LONG.

five cents each, by addressing the (Commissioner 0! ratentl,

a second longer horizontal bar proyided With a third relatively short horizontal bar hav ing a pair of eyes at the free end thereof, andhavingits other end rigidly secured to said s'eoond horizontal bar to extend at right said gate, a plate attached to the free end of the gate provided with a pair vof eyes spaced apart and ositioned. above the top of said a 

